Revision of the subgenus Stegana (Steganina) from China, with assessment of species delimitation using DNA barcodes (Diptera, Drosophilidae).

A total of 58 (eight known and 50 new) species of the subgenus Stegana (Steganina) from China were surveyed and (re)described: S. (S.) bacilla Chen & Aotsuka, 2004, S.

Pedobacter agrisoli sp. nov., isolated from farmland soil.

A Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, non-motile, non-spore-forming and rod-shaped bacterium, designated YHM-9, was isolated from soil in Yangquan, Shanxi Province, PR China. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain YHM-9 belonged to the genus Pedobacter and shared the highest similarity (97.4 %) to the type strain Pedobacter lignilitoris W-WS13.

Terrimonas soli sp. nov., isolated from farmland soil.

A Gram-staining-negative, aerobic, non-motile and rod-shaped bacterium that produced yellow viscous colonies, designated FL-8, was isolated from farmland soil in Chuzhou, Anhui province, PR China. 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities between strain FL-8 and the type strains of species of the genus Terrimonas with validly published names ranged from 94.6 to 96.

Danggui Buxue Extract-Loaded Liposomes in Thermosensitive Gel Enhance Dermal Wound Healing via Activation of the VEGF/PI3K/Akt and TGF-/Smads Signaling Pathway.

Danggui Buxue extract-loaded liposomes in thermosensitive gel (DBLTG) are a sustained-release local drug delivery system derived from Danggui Buxue decoction, a well-known Chinese herb formula with wound healing potential. In the present study, we investigated the therapeutic effects of DBLTG on dorsal full-thickness excisional wounds in rats by measuring the percentage of wound contraction and hydroxyproline content, as well as conducting histological observations and immunohistochemical analysis. We also assessed involvement of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)/phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt and transforming growth factor beta (TGF-)/Smads signaling pathways in the wound healing process upon DBLTG treatment via western blot.

Nocardioides agrisoli sp. nov., isolated from farmland soil.

A novel Gram-stain-positive bacterium, designated djl-8, was isolated from farmland soil in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, PR China. Cells of strain djl-8 were aerobic, non-motile, non-spore-forming and rod-shaped. The organism grew at 25-37 °C, pH 5.